Across can mean on the other side of a place. Pattern: verb + across + nounMy friend lives across the street.

Across from means opposite or facing.

Pattern 1: verb + across from + nounMy assistant's office is across from mine. My secretary sits across from me.

Pattern 2: verb + across + noun + from + nounMy assistant's office is across the hall from mine.

Across and all across mean in every area of. People across the world are using the Internet. There is a heat wave all across the country. Expression: across the board—including everyone or everythingEveryone got a raise in salary: there was a wage increase of three percent across the board.

Phrasal verbs come across (nonseparable)—find something unexpectedly I came across this old picture of you when I was looking for some documents. come across (intransitive)—be received by an audience The banquet speaker was not sure how well he came across. run across (nonseparable)—to find something unexpectedly I ran across a letter you wrote to me when we were children. get (something) across to (separable)—make something understoodThe young girl tried to get it across to her boyfriend that she was not ready to get married.

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Frozen Dead Guy Days Nederland Colorado

Frozen Dead Guy Days is celebrated from Friday through Sunday on the first full weekend of March. Coffin races, a slow-motion parade, and "Frozen Dead Guy" lookalike contests are held. Other events include a tour of the Tuff Shed where Grandpa is still frozen; a "polar plunge" for those brave enough to go swimming in Colorado in early March; a dance, called "Grandpas Blue Ball"; pancake breakfasts; a market showcasing local artists; snowshoe races, and snow sculpture contests.